[title] a taste of love
[author] shijie

Some like it sweet,
Others like it bitter.
I prefer mine pure,
And no sweetener please.

My first cup came unexpectedly
On a boring fall's day.
I wanted to try it
I wanted to know.
I slowly took a sip of it
Of the strange new taste.
I didn't enjoy it
Must be too much sugar.

I didn't touch another cup
Till one cold winter night.
I needed some warmth
From the merciless cold.
But after one sip
I put the cup down.
It doesn't taste right
I had added too much milk.

After those two cups of coffee
I decided that was it.
I didn't want to have another try
Till the third came in bright spring.
I didn't add anything this time
For fear of disappointment.
It didn't and lingered in my mind
It was then I decided to stick to it.